Earth:Glossary of Hebrew toponyms
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The glossary of Hebrew toponyms gives translations of Hebrew terms commonly found as components in Hebrew toponyms.
B
- Be'er, Beer, plural: Be'erot
- Hebrew: בְּאֵר, wiktionary:באר, :he:באר, well
- Beit, sometimes Bayit, Beth, Bet
- Hebrew: בֵּית, wiktionary:בית, :he:בית, house
E
- Ein, 'En
- Hebrew: עַיִן, wiktionary:עין, spring, fountain
- Emek
- Hebrew: עֵמֶק, wiktionary:עמק, :he:עמק, valley
G
- Gan
- Hebrew: גַּן, wiktionary:גן, :he:גן, "garden"
- Giv'at, Givat, pl.: Giv'ot
- Hebrew: גִּבְעַת, wiktionary:גבעה, :he:גבעה, "hill"
H
K
- Kerem
- Hebrew: כֶּרֶם, wiktionary:כרם, :he:כרם, vineyard
- Kfar
- Hebrew: כְּפַר, wiktionary:כפר, :he:כפר, village
- Kiryat, Qiryat
- Hebrew: קִרְיַת, wiktionary:קריה, town
M
- Ma'ayan, Ma'yan
- Hebrew: מעיין, wiktionary:מעיין, :he:מעיין, spring, fountain
- Mishmar
- Hebrew: מִשְׁמַר, wiktionary:he:משמר, :he:משמר (פירושונים), guard
N
- Nahal
- Hebrew: נַחַל, wiktionary:נחל, :he:נחל, stream, wadi, Biblical Hebrew: valley
- Neve
- Hebrew: נְוֵה, נוה, in this context: (place of) residence, abode, oasis
R
- Ramat
- Hebrew: רָמַת, wiktionary:רמה, "heights", "highlands"
- Ramot
- Hebrew: רָמוֹת, "heights", "highlands"; plural of רמה, feminine form of רם
- Rosh
- Hebrew: רֹאשׁ, wiktionary:ראש, "head"
T
- Tel
- Hebrew: תֵל, wiktionary:תל, :he:תל, "mound" (tell), "hill", often in names or archaeological sites
- Tzur, Tsur
- Hebrew: צוּר, wiktionary:צור, :he:צור, "rock", cliff
See also
- List of Hebrew place names
- Hebraization of Palestinian place names
Further reading
- M. E. J. Richardson, "Hebrew Toponyms", Tyndale Bulletin Vol. 20, Issue 1, 1969, doi:10.53751/001c.30678
- Joseph Jacobs, Place-names, Jewish Encyclopedia
- Yoel Elitzur, "Toponyms in the Land of Israel", In: Encyclopedia of Hebrew Language and Linguistics, 2013, vol. 3, pp. 779-778
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